Mainly clear skies, a little milder, low 53

This afternoon has been partly cloudy and seasonal for mid-August standards. After overnight lows last night dipped into the upper-40s for the third consecutive night, high temperatures today reached a closer-to-normal lower-80s across the Springfield area. expect mainly clear skies tonight, with temperatures being a few degrees milder than the last few nights.

More cloud cover will be hugging the coastline on Sunday. While there looks to be a few extra clouds filtering out some of the sunshine across western Massachusetts as well, ultimately it is a dry and pleasant day. Expect mostly cloudy skies if you're heading to the beaches however.

Higher heat and humidity return in the upcoming week, with temperatures in Springfield returning to the 90-degree mark by Wednesday and through the second half of the week. No major weather systems threaten New England, so overall it stays dry throughout most of next week.